| 词条 | Sebastian Ridley-Thomas |
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|name = Sebastian Ridley-Thomas |image = Sebastian Ridley-Thomas.jpg |caption = |alt = |state_assembly = California |district = 54th |term_start = December 5, 2013 |term_end = December 31, 2017 |predecessor = Holly Mitchell |successor = Sydney Kamlager |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|12}} |birth_place = Los Angeles, California |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = |party = Democratic |spouse = |children = |residence = Los Angeles, California |alma_mater = Morehouse College |occupation = |profession = |religion = Baptist |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (born August 12, 1987) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, he represented the 54th Assembly District, which includes the Los Angeles County communities of Century City, Culver City, Westwood, Mar Vista, Palms, Baldwin Hills, Windsor Hills, Ladera Heights, View Park, Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Mid City, and West Los Angeles. He was elected to office on December 3, 2013 to fill the 54th Assembly District seat vacated by Holly Mitchell upon her election to the California State Senate. He resigned from office December 31, 2017. Prior to his election to the Assembly in 2014, he was an aide for former State Senator Curren Price. He is the son of longtime Los Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas. Early life and educationRidley-Thomas is the son of Avis Ridley-Thomas and Mark Ridley-Thomas, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Morehouse College. Assembly ServiceDuring his tenure in the Assembly, Ridley-Thomas chaired the Elections & Redistricting and Revenue & Taxation committees [1] , as well as the Select Committee on Mental Health [2]. He was also a member of the Assembly Appropriations, Rules, Joint Rules, Health, Water, Public Safety, Local Government, Public Safety, Public Employment & Retirement, and Labor & Employment committees [3]. Resignation and Post-Assembly ActivitiesOn December 27, 2017, Ridley-Thomas announced that he would resign from the state Assembly on December 31. He cited unspecified health problems in his statement and said he would "an extended period of time to recuperate.[4] In August 2018, the Los Angeles Times reported that Ridley-Thomas was "the subject of two sexual harassment complaints at the time he stepped down from the Legislature last year."[5] An Assembly investigation released on January 16, 2019 concluded that Ridley-Thomas likely made an unwanted sexual advance toward a female Capitol staffer two years ago.[6] According to the LA Times reporting: Ridley-Thomas was already raising money for reelection to a third full term. Late in November 2017, the Assembly Rules Committee informed him that an investigation into a complaint was underway, according to correspondence reviewed by The Times. Two sources familiar with the investigation said the complaint was about alleged unwanted physical contact of a sexual nature but did not disclose details of the allegation. A second sexual harassment complaint, by a different person, was filed around the same time ... 2014 California State Assembly{{see also|California State Assembly elections, 2014}}{{Election box open primary begin no change| title = California's 54th State Assembly district election, 2014 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Democratic Party | candidate = Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) | votes = 34,444 | percentage = 78.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Republican Party | candidate = Glen Ratcliff | votes = 9,585 | percentage = 21.8 }}{{Election box total no change | votes = 44,029 | percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box open primary general election no change}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = California Democratic Party | candidate = Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) | votes = 66,082 | percentage = 79.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Republican Party | candidate = Glen Ratcliff | votes = 17,506 | percentage = 20.9 }}{{Election box total no change | votes = 83,588 | percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = California Democratic Party }}{{Election box end}} 2016 California State Assembly{{see also|California State Assembly election, 2016}}{{Election box open primary begin no change| title = California's 54th State Assembly district election, 2016 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Democratic Party | candidate = Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) | votes = 83,889 | percentage = 83.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Republican Party | candidate = Glen Ratcliff | votes = 16,880 | percentage = 16.8 }}{{Election box total no change | votes = 100,769 | percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box open primary general election no change}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = California Democratic Party | candidate = Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) | votes = 146,723 | percentage = 81.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Republican Party | candidate = Glen Ratcliff | votes = 33,119 | percentage = 18.4 }}{{Election box total no change | votes = 179,842 | percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = California Democratic Party }}{{Election box end}} Notes1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.ca.gov/sites/senate.ca.gov/files/2015-16_joint_legislative_handbook.pdf |title= 2015-16 Joint Handbook |date=2016 |publisher=California State at Sacramento |access-date=10 January 2019}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ridley-Thomas, Sebastian}}2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.assembly.ca.gov/sites/assembly.ca.gov/files/Publications/Legislative%20Handbook%202013%E2%80%9314.pdf |title= California Legislature 2013-14 |date=2014 |publisher=California State at Sacramento |access-date=10 January 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.assembly.ca.gov/sites/assembly.ca.gov/files/Publications/Legislative%20Handbook%202013%E2%80%9314.pdf |title= California Legislature 2013-14 |date=2014 |publisher=California State at Sacramento |access-date=10 January 2019}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-usc-investigation-20180801-story.html|title=Donation from prominent L.A. politician roils USC, which referred case to federal prosecutors|last=Hamilton|first=Matt|date=August 1, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 24, 2018|publisher=Los Angeles Times}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-usc-investigation-20180801-story.html|title=Donation from prominent L.A. politician roils USC, which referred case to federal prosecutors|last=Ryan|first=Matt Hamilton, Harriet|website=latimes.com|access-date=2019-01-17}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-sebastian-ridley-thomas-complaint-20190116-story.html|title=Ex-assemblyman likely made unwanted sexual advances on Capitol employee, investigation finds|last=Gutierrez|first=Melanie Mason, Taryn Luna, Melody|website=latimes.com|access-date=2019-01-17}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ridley-thomas-investigation-20180814-story.html|title=Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was facing sexual harassment investigation when he took USC professor job|last=Mason|first=Melanie|date=August 15, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 24, 2018}} 8 : Members of the California State Assembly|Morehouse College alumni|Living people|1987 births|African-American state legislators in California|California Democrats|Politicians from Los Angeles|21st-century American politicians |
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